good morning, america. tragedy at the indiana state fair. a freak gust of wind toppling the stage right on to the crowd. five dead now. many more injured and we learned what happened right before the terrifying collapse dramatic new video from a man in the first row. campaign trail showdown. the texas heavyweight takes on the tea party hefy weight. race against time. prime suspect in the

disappearance of the american woman lost on vacation called into an aruba court today. we're live from the scene. and mom on a mission. why this woman is waging a personal battlegainst filth where her children play at popular restaurants. it's a consumer alert you'll have to see to believe. good morning, everyone. i'm telling you, it takes your breathe hbreath away every time you look at those incredible pictures blowing that stage right on top of the crowd. 60, 70 mile-per-hour winds. it's hard to believe that virtually the rest of the fairgrounds wasn't touched. >> here in the northeast, we're dealing, meanwhile, with

record-setting rains, all over the northeast. 10 inches in some places. you see cars submerged right there. a brand-new record at jfk airport right here in new york. >> it felt like water world and it was nightmare to try to travel. ever wonder what happens of things taken at airport security. we'll show you where it ends up and some are cashing in big time on your stuff, at dirt-cheap prices. >> side business really working for a lot of people. but first, right to the investigation under way at the indiana state fair. new questions whether there was adequate warnings about dangerous weather and how safe was the scaffolding supporting that stage. chris bury has the latest from the fairgrounds in indianapolis. >> the fairgrounds are set to open in the few hours for the

first time since that stage behind collapsed on saturday. as the casualty count climbed, one question prevails, could the tragedy have been prevented? >> oh, my god! oh, my god! are you okay? >> reporter: the terror in that moment when the deadly gust tore down the giant stage, shows vividly how it caught the concertgoers off guard. they were in the third row. >> when the stage hit her and i'm seeing the other people that aren't getting out of the way, it's something that will stick with you forever. >> the opening act had just finished. the crowd waiting for the sugarland, the country headliner. they spoken five times to national weather forecasters at

the airport. they predicted it would hit the fair between 9:00 and 9:30. at 8:39 forecasters issued a severe thunderstorm warning. at 8:45 announcer tells the crowd the storm is coming. but no evacuations. a cold blast blew in ahead of the storm. at 8:49 winds over 60 miles per hour ripped into the riggings. tons of scaffolding came tumbling down. >> the midway there were no damages to structures there. >> in the aftermath, dozens injured and five dead, including a newly hired teacher, an activist and a father of two. >> they were laying on the ground. little girls being carried out because they were crushed from being in the front row. >> reporter: she suffered

bruised ribs. >> it was like the worst scary movie you have ever, ever been to and i can't even imagine, the front row of the sugar pit, there were so many little children. >> reporter: moving the injured on makeshift stretchers. indiana's governor choked up as he praised those who helped. >> character that we associate with our state, people don't have to be paid to do it. >> reporter: the governor's still placing all the blame on the freeshgish wind gust. they launched an investigation into how well that stage was built. >> all right, chris, thank you. we'll talk to the man you just talked about in your piece. more of that dramatic cell phone video, he was preparing to

record the concert on his phone. didn't realize he left it on when he went to help others. >> we need a medic really bad for this little girl, right here. right here, i just gave him my shirt as a turn kwet. >> we have been watching your video and just walk us through what was happening at that time. >> chaos. it was chaos, i had just got done running and pushing my wife out of the way of the stage that was coming down behind us. it was kind of instinct to crawl back in and to help the ones that were screaming, that were in need. >> how close were at the time this stage collapsed? >> there were a set of stairs

right in front of my wife. she was arm distance from touching the stage herself. >> you said that you wanted to make sure your wife was okay and then once you were aware that she was, you sprung into action like so many others, people were coming forward and saying, they were doctors and nurses and just helping any way they good. >> yes, it was amazing after i climbed back in there, people yelling, i'm a doctor, an emt. >> we heard the governor just praising, you were the first responders, you didn't hesitate to help those who didn't even know, where did it come? >> i don't know, it was more like an instinct. there was no thinking involved. i threw my arms at my wife's back. shoved her.

we were 5, 10 feet for the front of the stage that just fell and i just turned around. i knew that she was safe. >> david, before we went on the air, you said that it's now really sinking in. >> there was a lady, young lady, same age as me actually, her partner, she passed away and we were standing in front of her -- right behind her, my fault, when we were in line to get into the concert and realized that we were so close to them, if we went left or right, we could have been right there. >> we're thinking of those who lost their lives and you too who jumped into help. >> thank you. now to the race for the white house. which has a new look after the most action-packed weekend.

michelle balk nan big winner of the straw poll in iowa. tim pawlenty the loser, dropped on "this week." jake tapper has covered it from iowa, he's moved to minnesota. jake, the president waking up to his worst poll numbers yet. >> reporter: that's right. greetings from cannon falls, minnesota, where president obama will begin his bus tour of the midwest focusing on the economy. as you point out, george, he has a tough road ahead of him. dipping under 40% for the first time for his presidency, his ratings. does it say anything about president obama's vulnerability that republicans are treating another governor of texas as a

possible presidential candidate? >> a candidate to beat barack obama in november. >> reporter: governor rick perry's kickoff weekend, garnered him attention of actual weekend's winner of the straw poll, michele bachmann. whose hometown waterloo, iowa, that perry swooped on saturday. >> let me tell you, when i'm in, i'm in all the way. >> reporter: they did not meet. they will be competing for many of the same christian conservatives and tea party voters. >> without social conservatives it will be very difficult to beat barack obama in 2012. >> reporter: i asked michele bachmann why they should take her over perry. >> i have demonstrated a proven record that i will fight for

what people care about. >> reporter: he hasn't been fighting for what they care about? >> he'll run his own race and he has his own message. i have mine. >> reporter: the crowd was less kind to tim pawlenty. >> we needed to get some lift to continue on and have a pathway forward, that didn't happen. >> reporter: perry will begin his campaign bus tour today, of course, get america working, the same theme. george? >> jake, stand by. thank you very much. let's bring in our matthew dowd to join us. you're a veteran of these republican nominations fight. this weekend was a real momentous one. you have three top candidates.

perry, romney and bachmann. i apologize, we lost someudio there with matthew dowd. jake, in iowa, all weekend long for this week covering the straw poll and coming out of the weekend, all of those second-tiered candidates really fell by the wayside? >> reporter: well, i would say that's right. except for ron paul whose supporters, maybe a ceiling on how many supporters that you'll have. he came very close to winning the straw poll. and then rick santorum, the senator from pennsylvania, his fourth place showing, based on nothing really than his performance in the debate, no budget whatsoever. you'll hear from him as well. we have three big candidates. >> reporter: in your piece, you hinted to rick perry's

ambivalence to get into the race. what i want to get to now, how the white house sees perry and the other number one challenger romney. i was talking to a white house official, their strategy will be to lash whoever gets the nomination, the one the republican congress right now and former president bush. >> that's exactly right. whoever the nominee is, you'll hear the white house and the democratic party saying that person proposing that we go back to the policies that has country into this economic more as. whoever the nominee is, whether it's bachmann or romney or perry, that's what is going to be to hang around their neck. >> already in the popular

culture, he's a carbon copy of george w. bush, he seems to be sensitive to that saying that's not the case alt all, how does he beat it back. >> first of all, he's an authentic texan. born and bred. george w. bush kind of adopted the swagger of having been from connecticut. the economy the hot topic there on the campaign trail. we'll turn to the economy now. because investors are on edge on which way the markets will head, lot of people nervous and there's a lot concern that the turmoil is not over. and our weekend anchor bianna golodryga is going to delve into that. >> let's hope for a calmer week. they're turning to policymakers for some action. here in the usa, there's

increased pressure on the administration to come up with something big, maybe a jobs bill. >> you know, when you say stimulus and bailout package. >> toxic words. >> to a lot of people. not all of the news is bad. >> no, there's bad news and there's some encouraging news. bad news is consumer confidence is at 30-year low. and gas prices are expected to go down 50 cents. >> key earnings coming out this week. >> that's right. >> bianna, thank you so much. josh elliott, some top stories developing right now. >> good morning, robin. we begin with breaking news today, iraq's worst wave of

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more, 25-year-old keegan bradley won the pga championship yesterday. he got some help, however from jason dufner, he had a four-stroke lead with four holes to play. promptly gave it all away. the two went to a three-hole playoff. with four holes to go -- >> it was exciting. >> first time out. >> it wasn't barca-real madrid. let's get some weather, jeff smith in this morning for sam. >> weather down in the atlanta for the pga championship over the weekend. in the northeast, a different story, monumental rainfall totals. this is video from staten island showing the rainfall that showed in that area. up to 10 inches. during the day today, we're expecting much of the rain to be

over eastern part of new england. that's a look at your weather around the country. it will be a fairly unsettled day today with some showers that just popped up on in radar screen mainly northeastern anne arundel county. there are a few little showers stretching along the blue ridge.

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>> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. time is 7:26 and this

monday, august 15. we begin by checking on your morning commute with lisa baden. blue and yellow line customers, anticipate delays. between on the tracks braddock road and national and they have suspended service and a shuttle service is running. this is braddock between the blue and yellow line. to 395 whereu live minor crashed north road on the ramp to glebe and a horse trailer was involved some courses on loose. northbound at king street past shirlington and just volume. galloping our way to the 14th street bridge. there is the horse trailer. you can see the horse trailer horses right there in the medium. it looks like they are safe and sound. mow may not have to

but it looks like some cleanup. mostly sunny and a morning up in partscleared of our region. 65 degrees in fairfax. in northeastern anne arundel county few town -- downpours. much wind in our atmosphere. along the blue ridge, there are light to moderate showers as well between maryland, west virginia, and virginia along the potomac river. the showers will become numerous with more showers about 70% of the region. d.c. police are homicide of aa

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you're looking live at the courthouse in aruba where the main suspect in the disappearance of american woman robyn gardner will appear today. all of the latest details and the exclusive look at the new evidence that's coming up in this half-hour. an uplifting story from this weekend. a 12-year-old boy scout, suddenly had to put his skills to test. he was lost overnight. ran into a mother moose and a baby. as you can see, he's back in the arms of his mom. we're going to show you the money today. what happens to all of those things that get taken away at

airport security. believe it or nott it's become million-dollar business >> it's not just computers. sometimes you take your jewelry off. let's get to that american woman who vanished in aruba, there's a hearing today for gary giordano, her traveling companion that's been held as a prime suspect in the case. they continue to investigate. abc's matt gutman is live in aruba. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, robin. in just a couple of hours, gary giordano will be marched handcuffed into this courthouse. they hope to provide the judge with enough new evidence to keep him here for another eight days. they don't have a body or murder weapon or motive. they're racing to get evidence to continue to hold gary giordano.

in a newly released statement, his lawyers said that his client has been cooperating. up until a few days before they left for the trip, his client didn't know about the country. investigators are focusing intensely on what they call his troubles with women. two women have been granted restraining orders against him. one ex-girlfriend alleges this violent assault. we argued about his past sexual lifestyle as a swinger. he started to choke me with both hands. he then shoved his fingers down my throat. i was struggling and gagging. >> he started telling me that he would protect her. it's not going to be another natalee holloway. >> reporter: he also offered to take her to the producer and her

model daughter to a photo shoot in aruba. at nearly the same time, he was planning his aruban getaway with robyn gardner. >> he said that i would be taken well financially. >> reporter: when she turned him down. >> he got angry with me. >> reporter: over the weekend, they switched his maryland home, seizing everything from laptops to cell phones. it's not the only agency apparently happen. two fridays ago, giordano tried to leave aruba. before he was stopped. the arubans searched this mine not far from where giordano said that robyn was swept out to sea. their only find, black shirt and

pink sandals that don't belong to the missing woman. if the judge provides another eight days of did tension, these rounds of detention could continue for six to eight more days. if the judge decides there's not enough evidence, he can order giordano released. more with dan abrams and brad garrett. thank you both for being here. what do have you to do to convince the judge to keep him in for at least eight more days? >> not a lot. sufficient evidence. that could mean inconsistent statements in his stories. we don't believe that the story that he's presented. the judge can also ask

questions. the judge can ask the perspective defendant questions. and it does get higher. if they want to hold him for another 60 days, they have to present evidence to hold him for the additional days. we just don't know exactly what they have. if they decide, we have enough evidence to move forward, they may say, you know what, we're not going to seek to hold him, but to move forward. >> brad, at his mom in maryland, what were they looking for in. >> laptops, cell phones. looking for a trail of information about his relationship with ms. gardner. what was the interaction? how did he paint himself to her? one report today that he might have been reported himself as gay to her, so that she was

going to aruba thinking that she was hooking up at least intimamaly that was safe. those were important issues. because it shows deception. one of the most important things that they're going to find in that house, is a trail. they love to keep those possessions. >> another factor in probable leading to the judge ordering him held. the judge could say, you can't leave aruba but you can leave prison. there are a number of options here. one, you're free to go, very unlikely. number two, you can stay in aruba but you'll release from prison. >> they're still trying to put the pieces together here. >> we were talking about this for a few minutes, how they're

going to go about putting together piece by piece what they have without a body, it seems, so far. without a lot of specific hard evidence. but, brad was saying that they could put a circumstantial case together based on what they have. >> if you don't have quote, unquote a crime scene, in other words, if she's dead, she died of some means that doesn't leave any evidence. he put her in the water and this will end up being a circumstantial case. >> knowing what you know, brad, and what other women have said, put together a profile of this man. >> okay, typically stalkers and domestic abusers are people who have extremely well self-esteem. what happens is, once he brings you into his world and once you obey him, everything goes fine.

he would want to photographs of women so he could verify where they were. once that goes south, his self-esteem goes south. they're particularly violent initially when the woman rejects him. >> the fbi very much involved at the aruba's request. >> everybody's remembering natalee holloway. every one of the aruban inv investigators was involved in that case or were told about that case and the last thing they want in aruba is another case like that. now, it's time for the weather and jeff smith from our new york station wabc in for the still-vacationing sam champion. good morning, jeff. we're watching the tropics right now. they're heating up a little bit.

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>> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. good morning, i am natasha at 7:56. get a check in on traffic with lisa baden. the dulles airport lanes are with a serious accident at wolf trap. only the toll road will be eastbound between the

airport and the beltway. you have to use the toll road. northbound 395 at the bleak -- at glebe road, those are horses. there is a horse trailer and the the horses left them there and they are tied up and say. i guess they will get a new vehicle. is a look outside and fairfax with a lot of sunshine clear skies in fairfax and 66 degrees. andto the west in haymarket little shower diminishing. that will be the pattern we will see today. see a few isolated showers and more widespread into the afternoon and evening.

84 degrees will be the high temperature today and tomorrow. yesterday's under terms led to flash flooding. there is no metro train service between reagan national airport braddock road due to high water. metro officials said water is railsthe height of the that the trains run on. shuttle buses will be there to people out but riders for a major delays.

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gender lines. we'll stay on the theme of breakups, we got bachelor exes, jake pavelka and vienna girardi. it's on tv. cacaron mathson sat down with them to see what's next. a mom on a mission, she wanted to see how clean those restaurant play areas are. >> hey, equal time. we were talking about dogs. now we got aittle kitty cam for you. in our control room. marty is here to show us the best toys -- >> the cat is taking us off the air. >> in the control roro. >> you know, indoor cats need

more exercise. need to be entertained. >> that's what's happening in the control room of "good morning america." >> that's what's happening in the rest of the world -- >> lots is happening. you're making me follow the cats. > memorial service today is being held at thee indiana stat fair this morning in honor of the five people killed when that concert stage came crashing down over the weekend. the accident is being blamed on a freak gust of wind. but safety measures are now being questioned as fair organizers said they checked with the national weather forecast five times. they were told a storm was approaching but did not force an evacuati evacuation. meanwhile, president obama is kicking off a midwest bus tour with his approval rating at the lowest it's been.

39%, first time he's slipped below the 40% mark. the president will be focusing on the economy. some breaking news here, business merger due to shake up the wireless phone industry. google is set to buy motorola in cash. an emotional reuninion for 12-year-old boy scout lost in the utah woods over the weekend. jared ropelato got separated from his troop and wandered for miles. not until the next day that searchers found him. >> somebody said, there he is. i looked and i saw side by side with a hoodie on. >> now, jared has dug a hole

with the dirt, seems like a few merit badges in the offering. authorities are asking any more victims to come forward, here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: these pictures and the alleged slasher have been splashed across tv. >> i'm pushing the door open and a all of a sudden he was right there behind me. i felt a pinch on my bottom. >> reporter: just going public about being cut -- >> it was about this long. i mean, it was like a gush. it was pretty deep. >> reporter: has led to more cases. women saying they were attacked in a mall or big store chains. someone slashing them in the buttocks. more are coming forward. with nine cases now and no arrests, police in fairfax

county, virginia, police have formed a task force to deal with this case. women shoppers have heard the story and are weary. >> yeah, i have been looking behind me. >> reporter: experts believe the slasher won't stop until he's caught. david kerley, abc news, fairfax, virginia a major study on autism finds that 20% of children who have an autistic older sibling will be diagnosed with the disorder. the findings are more evidence that genetics play a major factor in autism. now, here's diane sawyer with a preview of tonight's "world news." diane. >> hello, josh. coming up on "world news" -- we know that lying in the sun is not good for the skin, but how

addictive is it? all tonight on "world news." finally, an early wake-up for one very surprised senior in ohio. 94-year-old lilian bernhagen, woke up by police because this crashed into her backyard. a blimp. >> you have a blimp in your bake backyard. and i said you got to be kidding me. i came to my big window there and looked out first and saw all of this, i said, wow, i didn't think it was anything this big. >> take on the blimp from its moorings at its nearby airport and draped it across her yard. to your point, robin, 94 years young. i'll have what she's having.

the big board is on break? >> the pop news heat index. let's get right to it. great news for fans of bridget jones, renee zellweger has signed for the third installment in the series. much was made of her weight gain and weight loss of the last two. not yet confirmed whether hunks hugh grant or colin firth will run. up next, amazon's ceo jeff bezos has filed an patent for air bags for your device that would sense if they were in free fall.

something to celebrate. three abc star weddings. we have congratulations for "dancing with the stars" brooke burke on friday, she married her fiance of five years david charvet. on friday, the view's sherri shepherd married her man lamar sally. one person not at the ceremony, joy beharr, reason? she's on her honeymoon. she sore that she would never get married again. after dating 29 years, she assumed that this thing is going to distance. finally a new star trek theme park being planned for 2014 opening that will include four the theme-based hotels, it should leave trekkers beaming.

cling on to your panties e people the theme park is going to be built in jordan, king abdullah is a major trekkie. the deal $1.5 billion being invested into this enterprise, because they will certaare cert will live long and prosper. >> good to be king. >> one more thing about -- going back to joy behar for a moment. she said, "gone fishing." we wish them all the very, very best. sam champion s he ever going to come back from vacation? >> but we got jeff smith. >> you can go fishing on the

streets in parts of the northeast. philly, cloudy out there. over 5 inches of rain or nearly 5 inches of rain during the day yesterday in philadelphia low pressure, this looks like more of a wintertime-t-te pattern. moving off cape cod, the heaviest rain along eastern long island. some strong to severe storms are possible in the high plains and the dakotas. maybe some hail up there. currently, we are around 70 degrees in the district. a flash flood warning in county andne arundel county until 11:00 a.m. otherwise, a few spotty light stretching west of hagerstown down to western manassas.

we will see more widespread and a few storms into afternoon and evening, 84 the high temperature. >> lara back over the you. >> thank you, jeff. here's a look at what's coming up -- what should you do with the bling after the breakup? do you give the ring back or turn it into cash? the new trend. plus, a mom on a mission, what she caught on camera at the fast-food playground that you have to see and our new series, back to school series bargains begins with a bang. when to buy or used and we will save you some bucks. coming up on "good morning america." [ male announcer ] imagine facing the day with less chronic low back pain. imagine living your life with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help.

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and glitter. so much glitter. school takes a lot. target has it all. coming up -- "good morning america's" back to school savings sponsored by target new trend that could turn a broken heart into big money. when the romance has lost its sparkle, but the engagement has not. growing number of women are using that bling to get some extra bucks. >> turning that broken heart around, robin. bye-bye memories. a whole bunch of websites are popping up of women wanting to get rit of backup jewelry. nothing says i love you like a diamond ring. >> i'm engaged.

>> oh, my gosh. ♪ >> reporter: and what celebrity doesn't love to show off their supersized sparkle? >> it's most the magnificent thing i have ever seen. i still look at it and kind of marvel at it. you know. >> reporter: but what happens to the bling after the breakup. jennifer lopez's $1.2 million six-karat pink diamond ring from ben affleck was rerequired from the jeweller. remember, actress ellen barkin's very public purging of her jewels after her divorce, she raked in millions at a auction. how do you feel when you look at that? >> sad. i have moved on for sure. you know, it's a sad symbol.

>> reporter: what's the everyday broken-hearted lady to do after a union gone wrong? after she was left at the altar by her second fiance with very little explanation? >> he canceled the morning of. it was a very, very painful experience. >> reporter: one of many women empowering themselves by visiting websites like i do, now i don't.com, where a gemologyist will apprise the piece for 12%. she's selling off her wedding dress on the site. what are you hoping to get for the ring and the dress? >> i have no idea. i just -- maybe around $15,000. i know that the ring was worth around $8,000.

the dress was 2,000 custom made for me, one of a kind. >> how do you think you are going to feel when this sells. >> i feel it's a ka that are tick process. unloading the emotions. >> reporter: megan perry started exboyfriend.com with her step mom marie when she was looking for a place to unload some of her ex jewelry. within days, the site had so much traffic it crashed. all of these broken hearts out there. >> we noticed after big holidays n january, he gave me this thing for christmas and next thing, i found out he's having this affair. >> always be aware of

heart-shaped jewelry. >> reporter: they have two requirements. seller requires a 1.99 selling fee. one seller wrote, he went to friend's house, turned off his phone, got a new number and didn't talk to me. completely out of the blue just stopped talking to his fiancee. another said -- everything seemed so wonderful, until two years later, i found an i love you text from, who i would soon find out was a 19-year-old that he met at the gym. >> in the divorce, they find things to fight over. items of extreme value the perfect storm. completely changeable to cash whereas the pe is not. >> reporter: do people worry about karma when they're buying these dresses and jewelry? >> for the most part, at one point, it was the best gift they

ever got. and they love that it's going to go on to somebody else. >> reporter: she says that she's happier than she's ever been in her life and is willing to take a chance on love one last time. do you think you'll get married again? >> i think so. >> reporter: no proposal yet? >> no. i believe that i'm with the love of my life. >> good for her. as for her ring and wedding dress, her wedding dress is up on the site for $995. >> on average, how much money are we talking about? >> they sold one engagement ring sold for $25,000 on the site. the average is a couple hundred dollars. >> it's not always about the money, i'm sure that helps.

>> for her, it wasn't about the money. it was doing something nice and getting rid of those memories. >> you'll have much more on this story tonight on "nightline." we want to hear from you. what do you think, should you return the engagement ring if the wedding is called off? go to abcnews.com/gma. george, you already weighed in. >> i did. a gma consumer alert. play area at your local fast food restaurant might be dirtier than you imagine. cleaning them up has been a crusade of one mom. abc's elisabeth leamy is live in washington, d.c. with more. >> reporter: here's the thing, the government regulates raurnts and child care facilities but not child areas in restaurants.

that has slipped through the cracks literally and figuratively. clumps of hair, food, some of the things that mom found when she followed her child into a fast-food play tube. >> it was so disgusting. there was filth everywhere. there was grime inside the connecting tube. >> reporter: with four kids of her own, she couldn't get the filthy scene out of her mind. so, erin crawled into more play tubes. she started taking her video camera with her and then posted what she found. >> layers and layers of dirt. >> reporter: erin knew the play areas looked awful, she wanted proof that they could make the

children sick. >> take the swab and rub this way. >> reporter: she collected samples at nine restaurants in seven states. mcdonald's, burger king's and more. she shipped her swabs off to an acredited labs. >> kids are supposed to get dirty and have fun. that's not what we're talking here. >> reporter: but what we're talking is fee call matter in the play areas that erin tested. any child that comes into contact with that bacteria could get sick. one restaurant's play tube had more than 20 million fecal matter. >> wherever you have people that are in large quantity, in an area, you spread your germs.

>> we asked a new york university micro biologist to put erin's ideas to test. >> i don't know if some of these were sanitized in a more timely fashion to have 20 million count. but they really should be. >> reporter: and that's precisely erin's point. after all, restaurant bathrooms and kitchens are required by law to be cleaned regularly. no clean standards for restaurant play areas. >> i don't want them to take these places away, i just want them to clean them. >> reporter: mcdonald's says that we are taking these concerns very seriously. while we have stringent sanitizing procedures for

weekly, daily and spot cleaning we're always looking for ways to improve our standards. burger king restaurant playgrounds must be cleaned and maintained in accordance with the cleaning standards in the burger king operations manual. on a quarterly basis restaurant playgrounds are also required to be cleaned by professional cleaning organizations. george? >> of course, parents have a simple way to protect their kids after they played on those playground. >> reporter: yes, you got to get them to wash their hands before they eat, always, always. >> thanks very much. when come back, you can hear him across the street. the kittens have taken over.

they're having fun in the control room. >> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. >> and good morning to you. i am cynne simpson at 8:27. here is lisa baden with a check on the morning's traffic. a serious accident has to be for traffic coming airport on thees -- in the airport lanes. the toll road is the way to go. the blue and yellow line rail, therer metro is flooding between the national braddock road

station. people waiting for the shuttle. we will take you over to a on 395.of traffic there was an interesting accident with a horse trailer. the horses are ok. i love that picture on 395. it is beautiful on fairfax. you can see some sunshine overhead but it will be limited morning with an upper will create some as there is right now frederick county. a flash flood warning in a anne arundel county. there is a spotty showers in the panhandle of west virginia. more widespread showers later and 84 the high temperature and a better chance today rather than tomorrow. maryland tax free weekend is

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♪ >they have taken over the studio, be grateful outside. kittens are everywhere. strutting around, showing their stuff, getting all of the attention that they deserve. the best toys. >> all right. >> nice. >> marty always has a smile on his face. >> he really does. can you believe it? school has already started in some parts of the country.

all this week, we'll have some back to school bar gains that will help everyone save. we'll kick it off today. we want everyone to be ready for the fall. some big drama they tell me at the bachelor pad. the exes that don't seem to get along. cameron mathison sitting down with jake and vienna. i didn't have to, actually, but i did anyway, robin. >> that's the way we roll here. >> taking one for the team. >> you know, americans are going to spend over $22 billion on school supplies and in our new

seri series, in back to school bar gains, we'll help you find ways to save. becky worley joining us from san francisco via skype. >> i love second hand. it's become a way of life these days. but for kids and back to school, it's tough. you want them to have that shiny, new feeling. i love a challenge. we decided to turn this one into a game show. for back to school, what do you have to buy new and what can you buy use snd the back to school list. clothes, backpacks, supplies, sports equipment. it all adds up. the average parent is spending $600 per kid. you can try to save by buying used, but you have to be sneaky. kids keep score on this stuff. we're turning this challenge into a game show. it's our back to school edition of "buy new or buy used." first up, school supplies,

penc pencils, scissors, benders, there are not that many secondhand stores that sells these items. so you have to buy new. the latest trend in back to school supplies, is buying used. how do they compare? i spend less at the dollar store. $9.74. i saved over $35. next, clothes. this is a tough one. because back to school shopping, little excitement about returning back to class but it does get expensive. so i think -- >> you should buy new and buy used. >> reporter: trendy jeans, $5. shoes, little designer top.

hitting every garage sale is way too time-consumintime-consuming. if you have a smartphone, check out igaragesale. i type in kids clothes, it knows your location, it maps all of the local sales that match your search. i found a ton of kids stuff with this app. but shopping in stores is a tradition. so, set up a budget with your kids and find two, three special items that get your kids psyched about back to school and that leads to the backpack. this is the outward manifestation of your child's personality to your kids. sending your kid to school with a lame backpack or one they didn't choose, could be traumatic for the kids and the moms.

we found backpacks for 10 bucks. online, lots of stylish ones for cheap. finally, sports equipment. one option, ebay. but it's hard to get a good fit or feel for equipment. better option, find a used sp t sporting goods store like this one, play it again sports. when you can -- >> buy used. >> reporter: with one exception -- helmet. always buy these new. good luck with your shopping and thanks for playing our back to school edition of -- >> "buy used or buy new." >> becky, you're bringing back a lot of warm memories. my mom and dad could stretch a dollar, but how are parents are going to convince their kids to

go for used items. >> yeah, it's a tough one especially for teens and tweens who care about what they're wearing. tell your environmentally prodepressive teenager that about 5% of all of the stuff that ends up in the dump at the land fill is used clothing or texti textiles. so, buying used is just a very great and creative way to recycle. try that one. >> your kids are still young. so you can say that. wait until they get older. >> i know, robin. >> becky, thanks so much. appreciate it. go to abcnews.com/gma to get our complete back to school guides with more tips on how to save and more products to gear up for school. keep hearing those kitty cats over there. let's get outside now, jeff smith from our new york station

wabc in for sam this morning. one thing i hate is forgetting birthdays. but out here they make it so easy with the signs. celebrating 13th. kathy celebrating her birthday. 30th birthday for jen. we're from l.a. >> let's check out our weather across the country right now. starting out in northeastern colorado. the hail capital of the country. stoneham, look at all of the hail that was falling last night. it could be severe in parts of the a dakotas. bismarck getting up to 86 before the storms move in. dallas up to about 102. nice in the

closer to baltimore, there rain and western frederick county. 70 degrees downtown and 84 will be a high temperature. more rain later this afternoon >> another 30th birthday over here. this weather has been brought to you by pupperoni. >> jeff, thanks. coming up -- what happens when two exes hate each other reunit on primetime television. cameron mathison heads to the bachelor pad when we come back.

time now for the singles america loves to hate. that explosive and very public breakup on the bachelor last week when jake pavelka and v vienna girardi were reunited last week on the bachelor pad. cameron mathison had a chance to

get all three sides of the story, from jake, vienna and bachelor pad host chris harrison. >> reporter: i spent several hours at the bachelor pad yesterday trying to figure out what is behind all of the drama. after spending some time there the heated showdown between jake and vienna shows no signs of cooling off. >> this is harder than i thought. >> reporter: hold on tight, jake and vienna's emotional roller coaster continues tonight on the bachelor pad. >> things that he's said to me is unforgivable. >> vienna has been campaigning to get me off all week. >> the reason why i wanted jake off this show is my boyfriend in this house. kasey. it's a very awkward situation.

not only that, strategy, jake is a competitor. he won the first challenge. >> vienna and kasey eliminated. >> you got to look at it as a game, also, there's a good reason to have him off the show. >> reporter: 18 con ses abouts who have already appeared on previous bachelor and bachelorette episodes are living together in one house. >> this is a tough group. >> reporter: performing stunts and plotting scenarios to eliminate one another. so one couple will remain. >> i'm not here for $250,000. i came back because i knew that vienna was going to be on here. it was an opportunity to get on here and get some closure. >> reporter: after falling in love last year on the bachelorer -- >> vienna, will you marry me? >> yes. >> reporter: they broke up and broke down. >> you're the biggest fake liar that i have ever met in my life.

our relationship was born on tv. our relationship died on tv. >> you don't know me and you don't -- >> please stop interrupting me. >> we both looked like fools. you know, in front of america. i regret doing that. it's kind of shameful zblar last week, jake apologized to vienna for his past behavior. >> vienna, i'm sorry that i raised my voice to you on tv. i'm so sorry. you don't talk to people like that you love. >> reporter: he al apologized. any part of you that want to apologize. >> i accepted jake's apology.

>> that was a hit. >> reporter: one of the stunts tonight requires guys to throw eggs at women they find less attractive. >> it's hurtful. very, very hurt zblfl who are you least attracted to? >> head back inside. >> that was a hit. >> you call a girl ugly or something, she's going to start crying. >> reporter: one of jake's strategies last week was to give vienna a rose to protect her from elimination. >> it was an olive branch. >> i just felt like it -- i feel like reaching out on the bachelor pad on all shows was kind of appropriate to be honest. >> no matter what happens, in my

heart i won and i have closure and that's why i was here. >> vienna did tell me she and her boyfriend kasey celebrated six months together and they moved together. if vienna looks different these days it's because she got a slight nose job. she did it for herself. she's hated her noise since childhood. >> cam, we saw people throwing paint-filled eggs at those they considered the least attractive? >> that's exactly right. what we saw there, was the men throwing them at the women. it went both ways. there's some real emotions coming out. it's pretty harsh. >> you should have heard the reaction in the studio. that's just -- no. no. no.

that's just wrong. >> the crew is weighing in, too. all of you can tune in tonight at 8:00/7:00 central. when we come back -- the best products to keep your cats happy and healthy. okay, you're the good cop. i'm the bad cop.

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sxwlnchts our steed owe has been invaded by an army of kittens this morning. dr. marty becker is going show us some of his favorite new pet products. marty, i know indoor cats live longer, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they're happier. >> right, well, cats are fworn run wild. what happens is, boredom causes behavioral problems you get health problems because of lack

of exercise. environmental enrichment, what you do is you do little tricks to turn your house or home into -- >> i love it. we'll start with this one. it's really a jungle for your cats. this is pretty complex, this system. >> you want to be able to take the inside-out. outside cats don't live as long. because of dogs, cars. so, other companies have done enclosures for your house or your yard. over here, this works perfect. here the kriter -- > really quick on that, the cats are able to go from box to box. it's like a mcdonald's play center. where they can all run around. okay. >> now the kriter condo here, this is perfect. you can take this to central park, take it camping.

it's very safe. >> clark inside of there is having a good time. he's happy. >> okay, next one -- >> this is inside, they're going to clrawl on this. this fits together like little lego blocks as well. over here, we have the kitty trapeze which is nice. this hangs in your house. instead of climbing on the furniture and climbing on the blinds, put them in something -- they sleep in this thing, it's machine washable. >> but is it safe. >> very safe. you can hook it to the wall or the ceiling. it can hold a lot of weight. >> you settle down. now, it's also important that we allow cats to scratch. a big annoyance for a lot of people. >> right. >> you have some solututn and

it's natural behavior, they do it to mark territory, to sharpen their claws. they enjoy it a lot. you want them to claw on things that you want them to claw on. you don't know what kind of surface they like. so, you find out what surface they like. >> i love the one that's shaped like a dog. >> these are great. 100% recycled paper. you can put a little catnip on it to get them to use it more. this is great, because the scratching surface is on the outside. sleep inside. they claw -- >> multipurpose for small spaces. finally, it's important that you give cats toys, they need it. not a luxury but anecessity. >> you put toys inside of here. you can put their food in there. they're going to eat, find their

food. this is great, too. this twitch here, you can program it to go on while you're at work, they'll get activity, a nonlethal way to play. finally, organic catnip, your cat can take a trip on the farm there. >> all right, thank you, marty. dr. becker, we love your tips. if you want more information on these products go to abcnews.com/gma, find out how to adopt little victoria, debbie abcnews.com/gma, find out how to [ martin luther king jr. ]bie i still have a dream

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you ongood morning to this monday. the time is 8:56 and i am cynne simpson. let's check in with lisa baden and traffic. blue and yellow line are experiencing a floodingecause of airport andonal braddock road. a shovel.unning take you to 395 northbound. accident with a trailer. the courses are ok and the them. are there with they were grazing in the grass. 395 northbound delays leaving and maryland traffic has been beautiful. the wilson bridge, the american legion bridge, and the beltway looks good. few downpours

mitchellville, maryland which are starting to come to an end. southern baltimore in northern under andel county are warning.od widespread rain afternoon in terms of showers. 84 degrees will be the high temperature later today and a seeing raine of to tomorrow.sed in the 80's all week long. now is your chance to get a while eating out. d.c. restaurant week begins today and runs through sunday. you can get a three-course lunch about $20, a three-course dinner for about $30. thanks for watching and we will be back at noon. "live with regis and kelly" is next.